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MDPI
MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), formerly Molecular Diversity Preservation International, is a Basel-based open-access journal publisher founded in 1996 by Shu-Kun Lin, running about 500 APC-funded journals and debated over special-issue practices.
Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media: STM publisher formed in 2004 from the Springer and Kluwer Academic merger, owned by Cinven/Candover then BC Partners, merged into Springer Nature in May 2015.
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis: British academic publisher founded in London in 1852 (roots in 1798 Philosophical Magazine), part of Informa since 2004; publishes 2,500+ journals with Routledge, CRC Press, F1000, PeerJ imprints; separation from Informa announced 2026.
Wiley (publisher)
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons, NYSE: WLY), founded 1807 in New York, is an academic and STM publisher with 2,000+ journals; segments Research and Learning; FY2024 revenue $1,873M; CEO Matthew Kissner since 2024.
Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a Dutch professional information, software, and services company formed in 1987 from Dutch publishers Wolters, Noordhoff, Samsom, and Kluwer. It runs five divisions including Health (UpToDate, Ovid, Lippincott) and Tax & Accounting (CCH), reporting €6.1 billion in 2025 revenues with 83% recurring.